According to the Political Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of

Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to: Places *Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state **Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state **Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state **Chihuahua City, the capital city of the state **Chihuahua Mun ...

, Executive Power in that

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resides with a single individual, the Constitutional Governor of the Free and Sovereign State of Chihuahua, who is chosen for a period of six years and cannot for any reason be re-elected. The term of governor begins on October 4 of the year of the election and finishes on October 3 after six years have elapsed. Gubernatorial elections are held two years prior to presidential elections. The state of Chihuahua was created on July 6, 1824, as one of the original states of the federation recognized by the

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. It has survived through all the different systems of government Mexico has had, both the federal system and the central system, and so its status has changed between that of a

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and a department; along with that, the denomination of the holder of the executive power also changed. In order to be elected, the Governor must be under the

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a Mexican citizen by birth, not less than 30 years of age, and a native or resident of Chihuahua for at least 5 years prior to inauguration. Current holder, María Eugenia Campos Galván, became on September 8, 2021 the first woman to ever serve as Governor of the state of Chihuahua.

Governors of Chihuahua

* 8 Sept. 1824 26 Sept. 1825: José Ignacio de Urquidi * ... * 24 Aug. 1845 17 Jan. 1846:

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* ... * 4 May 1846 25 Aug. 1846: José María Irigoyen Rodríguez * 25 Aug. 1846 23 Feb. 1847:

* ... * 13 Sept. 1847 16 Mar. 1848:

* ... * 2 May 1848 18 Sept. 1848:

* ... * 21 Mar. 1849 20 Nov. 1850:

* ... * 23 Dec. 1852 5 Apr. 1853:

* ... * 2 Nov. 1853 29 Nov. 1855:

* ... * 1860: José Eligio Muñoz * 1860 29 Apr. 1864: Luis Terrazas * 29 Apr. 1864 11 Jun. 1864:

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* 11 Jun. 1864 14 Jul. 1865:

* 1865: Manuel Ojinaga * ... * 1877: José Eligio Muñoz * 1877: Pedro Hinojosa * 1877–1879: Ángel Trías Ochoa * 1879–1880: Luis Terrazas * 1880: Gabriel Aguirre del Hierro * 1880–1881: Luis Terrazas * 1881: Mariano Samaniego * 1881–1882: Luis Terrazas * 1882–1883: Mariano Samaniego * 1883–1884: Luis Terrazas * 1884: Ramón Cuéllar Aranda * 1884: Luis Terrazas * 1884: Celso González Esquivel * 1884: Carlos Pacheco Villalobos * 1884–1885: Carlos Fuero * 1885–1887: Félix Francisco Maceyra * 1887: Carlos Pacheco Villalobos * 1887–1888: Lauro Carrillo * 1892:

Rafael Pimentel Rafael Pimentel (1855 – July 31, 1929) was a Mexican lawyer and politician. He was born in Oaxaca de Juarez in the state of Oaxaca. He was Governor of Chihuahua (1892) and Governor of Chiapas The governor of Chiapas is the chief executive of ...

* 1892–1903: Miguel Ahumada * 1903: Joaquín Cortázar * 1903–1904: Luis Terrazas * 1904–1906: Enrique Creel * 1906–1907: José María Sánchez * 1907–1910: Enrique C. Creel * 1910: José María Sánchez * 1910–1911: Alberto Terrazas Cuilty * 1911: Miguel Ahumada * 1911: Abraham González * 1911–1912:

Aureliano L. González Aureliano, equivalent to Aurelian (disambiguation), Aurelian and Aurelianus, is both a given name and a surname which can refer to: ; Given name *Aureliano Blanquet (1849-1919), general of the Federal Army during the Mexican Civil War *Aureliano Bo ...

* 1912: Abraham González * 1912: Felipe R. Gutiérrez * 1912–1913: Abraham González * 1913: Antonio Rábago * 1913: Salvador R. Mercado * 1913–1914: Francisco Villa * 1914: Manuel Chao * 1914:

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* 1914:

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* 1914–1915: Fidel Ávila * 1915: Silvestre Terrazas * 1915–1916: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1916: Francisco L. Treviño * 1916–1917:

Arnulfo González Arnulfo González Navarro (born 9 August 1991 in San Buenaventura, Coahuila) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Loros de la Universidad de Colima. He also played for Santos Laguna. References External links

* * 1991 bi ...

* 1917: Enrique Alcalá * 1917–1918: Arnulfo González * 1918: Manuel Herrera Marmolejo * 1918: Arnulfo González * 1918: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1918: Ramón Gómez y Salas * 1918: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1918–1919: Andrés Ortiz * 1919: Melquiades Angulo * 1919: Andrés Ortiz * 1919: Melquiades Angulo * 1919: Andrés Ortiz * 1919: Melquiades Angulo * 1919–1920: Andrés Ortiz * 1920: Melquiades Angulo * 1920: Andrés Ortiz * 1920: Melquiades Angulo * 1920: Emilio Salinas * 1920: Alfonso Gómez Luna * 1920: Abel S. Rodríguez * 1920: Tomás Gameros * 1920: Abel S. Rodríguez * 1920–1921: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1921: Efrén Valdez * 1921: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1921: Rómulo Alvelais * 1921: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1921:

Pedro S. Olivas Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meani ...

* 1921–1923: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1923: Rómulo Alvelais * 1923: José Acosta Rivera * 1923: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1923: José Acosta Rivera * 1923: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1923: Rómulo Alvelais * 1923: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1923–1924: Reinaldo Talavera * 1924: Ignacio C. Enríquez * 1924: Reinaldo Talavera * 1924: Vicente N. Mendoza * 1924: Reinaldo Talavera * 1924: Jesús Antonio Almeida * 1924: Vicente N. Mendoza * 1924–1925: Jesús Antonio Almeida * 1925: Vicente N. Mendoza * 1925: Jesús Antonio Almeida * 1925: Jorge M. Cárdenas * 1925–1926: Jesús Antonio Almeida * 1926: Mariano Guillén * 1926–1927: Jesús Antonio Almeida * 1927: Manuel Mascareñas * 1927–1928:

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* 1928–1929: Marcelo Caraveo * 1929: Luis L. León * 1929:

Francisco R. Almada Francisco R. Almada (October 4, 1896, Chínipas, Chihuahua—June 3, 1989, Chihuahua, Chihuahua) was a Mexican teacher, investigator, historian and politician. He served as governor of the state of Chihuahua on two occasions. Pedagogic car ...

* 1929: Luis L. León * 1929–1930: Francisco R. Almada * 1930: Rómulo Escobar * 1930: Francisco R. Almada * 1930: Andrés Ortiz * 1930: Pascual García * 1930: Andrés Ortiz * 1930: Pascual García * 1930–1931: Andrés Ortiz * 1931: Pascual García * 1931: Andrés Ortiz * 1931: Pascual García * 1931: Andrés Ortiz * 1931: Pascual García * 1931: Andrés Ortiz * 1931: Pascual García * 1931: Andrés Ortiz * 1931–1932:

Roberto Fierro Villalobos The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, ho ...

* 1932: Eduardo Salido * 1932–1936:

Rodrigo M. Quevedo Rodrigo is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian name derived from the Germanic name ''Roderick'' (Gothic ''*Hroþareiks'', via Latinized ''Rodericus'' or ''Rudericus''), given specifically in reference to either King Roderic (d. 712), the last Vis ...

* 1936–1940: Gustavo L. Talamantes * 1940–1946: Alfredo Chávez * 1946–1950: Fernando Foglio Miramontes * 1950–1955: Oscar Soto Maynez * 1955–1956:

Jesús Lozoya Solís Jesús Lozoya Solís (March 31, 1910 – May 22, 1983) was a Mexican military physician, pediatrician and politician. He was Governor of Chihuahua (1955-1956). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Solis, Jesus Lozoya 1910 births 1983 deaths ...

* 1956–1962:

Teófilo Borunda Teófilo Borunda Ortiz ( Satevó, Chihuahua, February 4, 1912 – March 18, 2001, Ciudad Juárez) was a Mexican politician, member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, Governor of Chihuahua from 1956 to 1962, and was a senator and federa ...

* 1962–1968: Práxedes Ginér Durán * 1968–1974:

Oscar Flores Sánchez Oscar Flores Sánchez (June 22, 1907 – November 20, 1986) was a Mexican attorney and politician. He was Governor of the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua from 1968 to 1974 and the Attorney General of Mexico The Attorney General of t ...

* 1974–1980:

Manuel Bernardo Aguirre Manuel Bernardo Aguirre Samaniego (20 August 1908 – 4 April 1999) was a Mexican politician. He was secretary of agriculture (1970–1974) and governor of Chihuahua (state) (1974–1980). He was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Par ...

* 1980–1985:

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* 1985–1986:

Saúl González Herrera Saúl González Herrera (14 November 1915 in Vicente Guerrero, Chihuahua, Vicente Guerrero, Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua – 22 October 2006 in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua) was a Mexicans, Mexican lawyer and politician, affili ...

* 1986–1992: Fernando Baeza Meléndez * 1992–1998: Francisco Barrio, National Action Party * 1998–2004: Patricio Martínez García,

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* 2004–2010: José Reyes Baeza Terrazas * 2010–2016:

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* 2016–2021:

Javier Corral Jurado Javier Corral Jurado (born 2 August 1966) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN), who served as Governor of Chihuahua from 2016 to 2021. He has served in politics since the early 1980s, including six terms betwe ...

* 2021–present: María Eugenia Campos Galván

References

External links

List of governors of Chihuahua
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